Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-10-28
DUDES OF EASTERN EUROPE.

Hungarian, bulgarian, Grccian, Al
bantam, and Prussian Imitators al
Berry Wall.
The Bulgarian or Rpumclian dude in
cases the lower portion of his body in
pantaloons of II gray. baukety docking
material. tight-litling about the knees
and calves. but with bell bottom pro-
fusey adorned with black braid and
VIII cl almost h dies his feet. The seat
of the pantaloons hangs down TO his
knees and wObblcs from SIDE to side "a
he walks along. The trout Of the legs
is also adorned W tn black brad figures
and artistic curves Around h waist
is voluminous red kemm erbund or
n sash, many yards in length encircling
him in its folds II dozen times. To put
this garment on properly requires the
! aid of an assistant who stands off and
| holds one end while the dude turns
! himself round and round; as he takes
up the length Ike Il human bobbin the
assistant advances and pays it out. A
short jacket of the same material as
his trousers and ornamented with the
same stylc of braid and "a Turkish fez
or Russian brimless hat completes a
makeup that is irresistible to the bellies
OF the Balkan peninsula.
The genuine Magyar dude is pic
turesque IN the extreme. A lly-cock
hat adorned with peacock feathers is
cooked jauntily on one side of his
head. silk handkerchief embracing
several brlgct colors encircles his neck,
and he wears a ght-colored jacket en-
broidered all over with quaint designs
in colored silk. VIII to pantaloons with
embroidered buttons. coming little
below the knees and so full as to re-
semble q skirt and, lastly. shiny top
boots.
The Albanians residing in CONSTANT
nople are the biggest dandics in tho
Turkish capital; Their costumes are
gold-braided brimless hat, fanciful short
jacket with false hanging sleeves. whito
frlled shirt W tn embroidered sleeves
and front, flounced white kilt thai
protrudes like coryphee's float. white
stockings bound with blue ribbon. aud
low. dainty shoes. A gay coored sash,
with oriental pistols ely chased
thrust there n, completes the costume.
One of the biggest surprises in neither
garments the whole world round is
worn by the Grecan dude, one sees on
the streets of Constantinople Imagine
4 sky-bluc silken balloon bottom side
up and fastened around the wcarer's
waist, two neat-Iitting leg-holcs made
in the bulge. and the whole bulb col
lapsed and swaddling about the legs
when walking. and YOU can imagine
the lower story OF Greek dude. His
trunk is envelopcd in tight-fittng
jacket of some other shade of blue,
with loose flowing sleeves and white
showing underneath. His
head is adorned with Gree tcz. from
which an enormous black or blue tassel
hangs down his back. This ornamental
appendage looks as if ever on the eve
oil pulling the fez of the wearers head
by its great weight. He wears tho
ord nary brogus aud socks and some
times leave, The caIvcr oil his legs bare.
The Persian dude wears tall
cylindrical hat of black lambs wool,
which assumes Il decidedly Knowing
cock or angle on the back Of his head.
ii long black hair trained TO curl
sJilly upward just below the base of
the ha. He wears sort If round.
about coat, fitting fairly ght about
the bod. but which at the waist de-
velops MO II plated skirt reaching half
way down to the knee. When he walks
he endeavors TO have this skirt flop
Ihy thmica,ly up and down in accord
with his steps. III bantaloons are OF
European pattern. with very loose legs.
and which are left sufficiently short TO
display the embro dercd tops of his
socks. inches above his shoes. The
of his trousers is generally
European broadcloth, AMI that of his
coat cashmere-shawl material of some
lowery pattern or silk goods of some
bright, gay color. -NeW York Sun.